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Caitlin C Murphy1,2,3, Anna Tavakkoli1,2,3, Sachin Wani1,2,3
1University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Introduction:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 disrupted cancer-related care in early 2020.
Methods:
We used population-based cancer registry data to estimate incidence and mortality rates of gastrointestinal cancers between 2016 and 2020.
Results:
Incidence rates were unchanged from 2016 to 2019 but decreased in 2020, with the largest declines for colorectal cancer (rate ratio [RR] 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.87-0.90) and hepatocellular carcinoma (RR 0.85; 95% CI 0.82-0.88). Mortality rates of colorectal cancer (RR 1.06; 95% CI 1.04-1.08) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (RR 1.06; 95% CI 1.00-1.13) increased in 2020.
Discussion:
Incidence and mortality rates of gastrointestinal cancers may increase in the future given pandemic-related delays in 2020.
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